If last year's 4-1 record out the gate didn't debunk that notion, maybe Monday did.

This was the very first morning of training camp, an installation period, days before most players begin practicing Thursday, days before contact begins Saturday, seven weeks before the Monday night season opener in Oakland.

Didn't matter.

Turner was vocal, barking at rookies after screw-ups and using an apt choice in words when addressing media after an upbeat practice.

Asked about the rookies, he used his pet-peeve phrase, perhaps so others would stop.

"They understand the sense of urgency we have," Turner said. "If you're one of the 11 guys on the field, you have to do it right. There is no such thing as an asterisk for being a young guy or new; they've got to go."

A reporter followed up, suggesting Turner was yelling more than usual, asking if it's frustrating to work on a field full of rookies.

Turner smiled.

Again, the phrase.

“Well, I think we are just trying, like we just said, to create that sense of urgency with these young guys," Turner said. "It is about this time of year when someone says you are yelling more than you did last year, so I get used to that."

In training camp, the bar is set high, said rookie defensive end Kendall Reyes.

That's the way he likes it.

“Coaches always expect perfection," said the second-round pick. "It keeps us striving to get better as players because if you’ve got coaches saying ‘good job’ all the time, you can get complacent. So it’s good to have coaches on you because you’re always trying to work harder to get better."